Mike Kendall
@mk1955
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Husband, father, grandfather, runner, ultra runner, triathlete, Kona2022, L2 triathlon coach, empsn, & life. 68 and enjoying life
UK
Joined February 2010
What Starmerism forgets is that giving your money to BlackRock, Amazon and Palantir is taking money OUT of the economy. Giving it to nurses, teachers and doctors is putting it INTO the economy. It's not nurses who use tax havens!
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“When you talk, you are repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” – Anon
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Brexiteers told us the main point of Brexit was restoring Britain's ability to negotiate trade deals. And now Britain is negotiating trade deals, Brexiteers tell us it's a betrayal of Brexit.
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Why do kids develop gendered stereotypes about #STEM? A new study explores the origins of male-favoured bias in children from just 6 years old when it comes to computing and engineering. https://t.co/HyiQsuL4hB
mashable.com
Ideas about gender and STEM start very young, but a study finds unexpected caveats.
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Suggested reading (or listening) from our friends at @ListeningBooks. Turtle Bay by Saviour Pirotta is a beautifully illustrated, pioneering story about turtle conservation. All emPSN customers benefit from a free Listening Books account. Learn more: https://t.co/Qr3swRnR0C
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A new UK #cybersecurity and resilience bill has been announced this week. The @NCSC explain how the proposals offer an opportunity to tackle the increasing acceleration and diversification of cyber threats to UK critical sectors:
ncsc.gov.uk
New proposals will combat the growing threat to UK critical national infrastructure (CNI).
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What were the latest updates to the #OnlineSafetyAct? ➡️Sites and apps must now start tackling criminal content. ➡️Ofcom launched enforcement programme into child sexual abuse imagery on file-sharing services. Find out more:
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Sorry, but if £12.21 an hour is too much, you don't have a viable business model. End of chat.
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This April Fools, our latest blog shines a light on the challenge of how to support children evaluate online information - is it "fake news"? How do we know when our news sources are credible? https://t.co/oeSPhPMYqP
#CriticalThinkingSkills
empsn.org.uk
How do we help children evaluate if stories and news they read online are credible or "fake news"? We explore some strategies.
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It’s true, I’m finally retiring and heading out to swim, bike and run. And what a great week to finish with all the sunshine. Thank you to a brilliant team who have made the job a pleasure.
This week, we're saying thank you, farewell & a very happy retirement to emPSN's MD Mike Kendall, after over two decades at the helm and an incredible career supporting schools. We celebrated a few days ago with a team meeting at Northamptonshire's beautiful @DelapreAbbey
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The latest guidance by the @UK_SIC looks at how #schools can manage images and videos on their online platforms, to mitigate risks. https://t.co/bt7GKw9C6x
saferinternet.org.uk
Guidance to support schools managing pupil/ student image security.
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Did you know that both Google & Apple provide a family account that allow #parents to monitor and restrict their children's usage - https://t.co/VFLNA0CGFK & https://t.co/SoA9isvHKv
#onlinesafety
apple.com
Family Sharing is easy to set up and lets up to six people share access to Apple Music, Apple TV+, iCloud+ and more. All at no extra cost.
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133 years ago this cartoon was drawn, it is truer today than it ever was.
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It's #WorldMathsDay!🔢There are some great online videos and study cards to help children with maths. Our pick today is Corbett Maths that has useful video clips explaining how to do various calculations: https://t.co/NxgjOPyQJu
corbettmathsprimary.com
Primary 5-a-day, videos, worksheets and more
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Has your child outgrown #YouTube Kids? The platform has a step-up level called 'Supervised experience on YouTube' for tweens & teens where parents can choose from content settings that generally align with content ratings for pre-teens+ ages: https://t.co/kz8pX4uIdb
#onlinesafety
youtube.com
YouTube aims to create an enriching and safer platform with age-appropriate media for children and teens. Learn how YouTube creates a safer platform.
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The impactful Netflix series Adolescence has dramatically highlighted teens' social media access and struck a chord with so many parents. Will the Online Safety Act go far enough in holding tech companies to account?:
theguardian.com
Jack Thorne, whose Netflix series has shone a light on incel culture, calls for restrictions on teens’ social media access
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"Parents and teachers are doing their best, but they can't tackle this alone": A survey of 1000 teens at an Academy shows the scale of the #onlinesafety challenge, with 55% saying they've seen sexual or violent content & that much of it "pops up randomly". https://t.co/Cs9pZZCQyJ
news.sky.com
Over half (55%) of the 1,000 students surveyed had seen sexually explicit or violent content that was inappropriate for their age, with some saying it appeared unprompted and "pops up randomly".
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By 2027, BT will withdraw PSTN lines, meaning schools must switch to VoIP📞 Join us TODAY at 2pm March 20th, in our free webinar to discover VoIP’s benefits for schools and how we can help with the transition. Register now: https://t.co/7nbMoQBT7O
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‘Kids can bypass anything if they’re clever enough!’ How tech experts keep their children safe online. No online safety controls are perfect but this is a useful read on where to start for overwhelmed parents. https://t.co/GIwtZaqoUB
theguardian.com
From hacking screen time settings to bypassing website restrictions, young people make responsible parenting in the age of tech feel like a game of whack-a-mole. Here’s how to do it successfully
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This week, let's give our support to Neurodiversity Celebration Week @NCWeek which celebrates and recognises the many skills and talents of neurodivergent individuals. Find out more here: https://t.co/P8wq5VmEHg
#NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek #CelebratingDifferentMinds
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